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Chicken Pepperoni
Ingredients:
1/2 pound your favorite pasta
1/2 stick pepperoni*
1/3 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground oregano (or 2 teaspoons fresh)
1/2 teaspoon crushed basil (or 2 teaspoons fresh)
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1 pound Chicken breast, boneless, skinless
olive oil -- (optional)
16 ounces tomato sauce
1 6 oz. can tomato paste
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes -- (or more, to taste)
Instructions:
* I used quartered low-fat pepperoni slices without sacrificing the
taste. While I needed to use olive oil to make up for the missing
rendered fat, I did save considerably on cholesterol. Cook pasta according
to package directions. Dice pepperoni into 1/4" cubes. Cook in frying
pan over medium heat, allowing the fat from it to render out. Remove
from pan and set aside. Season flour with salt, pepper, oregano, basil,
garlic powder and onion powder. Cut chicken into bite-sized chunks.
Dredge chicken pieces in seasoned flour until coated. Shake off excess
flour and brown in the rendered pepperoni fat (and olive oil, if needed)
until the chicken is almost cooked. Remove from pan and set aside.
Whisk tomato sauce, tomato paste, crushed red pepper flakes and 1/2
cup water together in pan until smooth. Return chicken and pepperoni
to pan. Bring to simmer and cook, stirring, for 5 to 7 minutes. Serve
over a bed of pasta. Serves 4. Posted to the BBQ List by vev-BBQ@michvhf.com
on Apr 29, 1998. |
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